Abstract: . . .  the treatments are not considered to be generally accepted medical practices, and since 1997, four states Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota and Ohio have enacted laws related to physicians practicing alternative medicine . The Health Policy Tracking Service reports as Page 26 17 illustrated in the following chart that 36 states recognize acupuncturists through licensure, certification, or registration; 11 states license naturopaths; and 27 states license or regulate massage therapists. Federal Regulation . . .
. . .  disease or condition would be considered an unauthorized, and thus illegal, drug.” The manufacture and sale of homeopathic medicines is also regulated by the FDA, and most of the medicines listed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act  . . .
. . .  noted above, are the consumer protection laws. KRS 367.110 et seq. (Appendix D) provide for consumer protections from unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of trade or commerce in Kentucky. During the course of the Task Force study, the representative of the Attorney General’s Office expressed that some CAM practitioners may make false or misleading claims as to the safety and effectiveness of their therapies and that the popularity of certain CAM practices should . . .
. . .  above, are the consumer protection laws. KRS 367.110 et seq. (Appendix D) provide for consumer protections from unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of trade or commerce in Kentucky. During the course of the Task Force study, the representative of the Attorney General’s Office expressed that some CAM practitioners may make false or misleading claims as to the safety and effectiveness of their therapies and that the popularity of certain CAM practices should not . . .
. . .  the safety of each complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practice and the provisions by which the government and the industry itself safeguard the public. A fundamental tenet of medicine is to “do no harm.” Consequently, a basic concern about complementary and alternative medicine involves the possibility of adverse side effects. While this issue is also common to traditional medicine , most practitioners of traditional medicine are required to disclose the possible risks and the benefits . . .
. . .  considered an unauthorized, and thus illegal, drug.” The manufacture and sale of homeopathic medicines is also regulated by the FDA, and most of the medicines listed in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act  . . .
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